Clinical application of DEX/CRH test and multi-channel NIRS in patients with depression
To reduce the number of patients with depression, biomarkers for clarifying psychiatric disorders are warranted. Numerous candidates have been proposed; however, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) with multi-ch... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - August 31, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Shinya Kinoshita, Tetsufumi Kanazawa, Hiroki Kikuyama and Hiroshi Yoneda Source Type: research
Relationship among methadone dose, polymorphisms of dopamine D2 receptor and tri-dimensional personality questionnaire in heroin-addicted patients
We investigated whether variation in the dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) and tri-dimensional personality questionnaire (TPQ) scores could be used to aid adjustment of daily methadone requirements of heroin addic... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - August 31, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Min-Wei Huang, Tai-An Chiang, Pei-Yu Lo and Ching-Shan Huang Source Type: research
Transgenerational effects of paternal heroin addiction on anxiety and aggression behavior in male offspring
This study aims t... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - August 31, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Mohd Zaki Farah Naquiah, Richard Johari James, Suraya Suratman, Lian Shien Lee, Mohd Izhar Mohd Hafidz, Mohd Zaki Salleh and Lay Kek Teh Source Type: research
Associations between the neuron-specific glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) Bcl-1 polymorphisms and suicide in cancer patients within the first year of diagnosis
Cancer diagnosis is associated with an increased suicide risk, particularly within the first 1 year after diagnosis of cancer. Abnormal function of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis has been implicated i... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - July 11, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Subin Park, Jin Pyo Hong, Jong-Keuk Lee, Young-Mi Park, Yangsoon Park, Juri Jeon, Myeong Hee Ahn and Se Chang Yoon Source Type: research
Association between C3435T polymorphism of MDR1 gene and the incidence of drug-resistant epilepsy in the population of Polish children
Epilepsy is a disease of neurological character. Approximately one third of epileptic patients demonstrate a drug-resistant phenotype, which is associated with the development of drug-resistant epilepsy. The m... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - July 8, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Mariusz Stasiołek, Hanna Romanowicz, Katarzyna Połatyńska, Maciej Chamielec, Dominik Skalski, Marianna Makowska and Beata Smolarz Source Type: research
The effect of epilepsy on autistic symptom severity assessed by the social responsiveness scale in children with autism spectrum disorder
As the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in people with epilepsy ranges from 15 to 47 % (Clarke et al. in Epilepsia 46:1970–1977, 2005), it is speculated that there is a special relationship between the two... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - June 27, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Chanyoung Ko, Namwook Kim, Eunjoo Kim, Dong Ho Song and Keun-Ah Cheon Source Type: research
Brain activation differences in schizophrenia during context-dependent processing of saccade tasks
Brain function in schizophrenia has been probed using saccade paradigms and functional magnetic resonance imaging, but little information exists about how changing task context impacts saccade related brain ac... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - June 24, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: A. L. Rodrigue, B. P. Austin, K. A. Dyckman and J. E. McDowell Source Type: research
Developmental stress elicits preference for methamphetamine in the spontaneously hypertensive rat model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Developmental stress has been hypothesised to interact with genetic predisposition to increase the risk of developing substance use disorders. Here we have investigated the effects of maternal separation-induc... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - June 17, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Jacqueline S. Womersley, Bafokeng Mpeta, Jacqueline J. Dimatelis, Lauriston A. Kellaway, Dan J. Stein and Vivienne A. Russell Source Type: research
BDNF DNA methylation changes as a biomarker of psychiatric disorders: literature review and open access database analysis
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in nervous system development and function and it is well established that BDNF is involved in the pathogenesis of a wide range of psychiatric d... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - June 6, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Galina Y. Zheleznyakova, Hao Cao and Helgi B. Schiöth Source Type: research
Chronic cigarette smoking is linked with structural alterations in brain regions showing acute nicotinic drug-induced functional modulations
Whereas acute nicotine administration alters brain function which may, in turn, contribute to enhanced attention and performance, chronic cigarette smoking is linked with regional brain atrophy and poorer cogn... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - June 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Matthew T. Sutherland, Michael C. Riedel, Jessica S. Flannery, Julio A. Yanes, Peter T. Fox, Elliot A. Stein and Angela R. Laird Source Type: research
Safety out of control: dopamine and defence
We enjoy a sophisticated understanding of how animals learn to predict appetitive outcomes and direct their behaviour accordingly. This encompasses well-defined learning algorithms and details of how these mig... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - May 23, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Kevin Lloyd and Peter Dayan Source Type: research
Oral administration of potassium bromate induces neurobehavioral changes, alters cerebral neurotransmitters level and impairs brain tissue of swiss mice
Potassium bromate (KBrO3) is widely used as a food additive and is a major water disinfection by-product. The present study reports the side effects of KBrO3 administration on the brain functions and behaviour of... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - May 12, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Jamaan Ajarem, Naif G. Altoom, Ahmed A. Allam, Saleh N. Maodaa, Mostafa A. Abdel- Maksoud and Billy KC. Chow Source Type: research
Involvement of hippocampal acetylcholinergic receptors in electroacupuncture analgesia in neuropathic pain rats
Cumulating evidence has shown a close correlation between electroacupuncture stimulation (EAS) frequency-specific analgesic effect and central opioid peptides. However, the actions of hippocampal acetylcholine... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - April 12, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Shu Ping Chen, Yu Kan, Jian Liang Zhang, Jun Ying Wang, Yong Hui Gao, Li Na Qiao, Xiu Mei Feng, Ya Xia Yan and Jun Ling Liu Source Type: research
A decade of contributions to understanding and ameliorating attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
It has been 10 years since Terje Sagvolden founded Behavioral and Brain Functions. (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - April 6, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Peter R. Killeen Source Type: research
Neuropsychological and neurophysiological benefits from white noise in children with and without ADHD
Optimal stimulation theory and moderate brain arousal (MBA) model hypothesize that extra-task stimulation (e.g. white noise) could improve cognitive functions of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity d... (Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions)
Source: Behavioral and Brain Functions - March 15, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Simon Baijot, Hichem Slama, Göran Söderlund, Bernard Dan, Paul Deltenre, Cécile Colin and Nicolas Deconinck Source Type: research
